Social Science audiobooks

Land Rich, Cash Poor

By: Brian Reisinger

Narrated by: Brian Reisinger

Length: 6 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

The hidden history of an economic and cultural catastrophe that is threatening our very food supply—the disappearance of the American farmer.

Taking on this story of heart and hardship, award-winning journalist Brian Reisinger weaves forgotten eras of American history with his own family’s four-generation fight for survival in Midwestern farm... Read more

Bite

By: Bill Schutt

Narrated by: Charles Constant

Length: 7 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

From three-inch fang blennies to thirty-foot prehistoric crocodiles, from gaboon vipers to Neanderthals, Bite is a fascinating journey through the natural, scientific, and cultural history of something right in front of—or in—our faces: teeth.

In Bite, zoologist Bill Schutt makes a surprising case: it is teeth that are responsible for the... Read more

TikTok Dopamine Balls

By: Mike Blake

Narrated by: Mike Blake

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

TikTok Dopamine Balls: Mirth, Gongs & Singalongs
This poem is about the many varied experiences on TikTok. The high's, the lows, the fun, the throws.
For a lot of Tiktokers, its a Dopamine fix, cavorting on cam, enjoying their 5 minutes of
Tiktok fame. Lots go viral, and get enormous amounts of followers.
Its all fun after all, its just one... Read more

Women’s Clothing And Fashion

By: Owen Jones

Narrated by: Kim Somers

Length: 1 hour 7 minutes

Abridged: No

In the vibrant tapestry of human expression, fashion serves as a dynamic medium through which individuals communicate their identities, aspirations, and creativity. For women, in particular, clothing is a canvas upon which they paint their unique stories. It reflects their evolving rôles, cultural influences, and personal preferences. ‘Women’s... Read more

The Hivemind Swarmed

By: David Wolinsky

Narrated by: Noah DeBiase

Length: 7 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

An incisive oral history that brings together the voices of major figures in gaming, tech, media, and politics to reflect on the long shadow of Gamergate

With The Hivemind Swarmed, oral historian and documentary researcher David Wolinsky invites readers to sit in on a series of urgent, intimate conversations between some of the most distinguished... Read more

Billionaire, Nerd, Savior, King

By: Anupreeta Das

Narrated by: Ulka Simone Mohanty

Length: 11 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

From the finance editor of The New York Times, an insightful and illuminating examination of Bill Gates—one of the most powerful and provocative figures of the past four decades—and an exploration of our national fixation on billionaires.

Few billionaires have been in the public eye for as long, and in as many guises, as Bill Gates. At first... Read more

Blood on the Moon

By: Alan K. Rode

Narrated by: Alan K. Rode

Length: 3 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Of the movies that writers and historians call "Noir Westerns," none is more celebrated than 1948's Blood on the Moon. The comingling of the Western genre and the noir style crystalized in this extraordinary film, in turn influencing Westerns in the 1950s to become darker and more psychological. Produced during the height of the post-World War... Read more

Thinking at the Speed of Bias

By: Sara Taylor

Narrated by: Courtney Patterson

Length: 4 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Respected DEI expert Sara Taylor presents a down-to-earth guide on how to tackle unconscious biases and foster true equity in our rapidly changing world. Through relatable examples and practical strategies, listeners learn to deliberately slow down their thought processes and become aware of their filters in various situations. Taylor encourages... Read more

Elon Musk: Empreendedor e inventor que trabalha para desenvolver tecnologias sustentáveis e colonizar Marte. - Abridged

By: Max Editorial

Narrated by: Antônio

Length: 1 hour 6 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Elon Reeve Musk nasceu em 28 de junho de 1971, em Pretória, África do Sul. Desde cedo, Musk demonstrou uma curiosidade insaciável e um talento notável para a tecnologia e inovação. Seu pai, Errol Musk, era um engenheiro eletromecânico, e sua mãe, Maye Musk, uma nutricionista e modelo canadense. A influência de ambos os pais seria crucial na... Read more

Bill Gates: O Visionário por Trás da Revolução Tecnológica - Abridged

By: Max Editorial

Narrated by: Antônio

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: Yes

William Henry Gates III, nascido em Seattle em 1955, desde cedo demonstrou uma aptidão excepcional para a tecnologia. Aos 13 anos, já programava computadores e, junto com seu amigo de infância Paul Allen, fundou a Traf-O-Data, sua primeira empresa. Essa experiência precoce acendeu a paixão de Gates pela computação e lançou as bases para o que se... Read more

Learning From Strangers

By: Robert S. Weiss

Narrated by: Dan Gallagher

Length: 8 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Learning From Strangers is the definitive work on qualitative research interviewing. It draws on Robert Weiss's 30 years of experience in interviewing and teaching others how to do it. The most effective interviews, says Weiss, rely on creating cooperation - an open and trusting alliance between interviewer and respondent, dedicated to specific... Read more

Migration & Evolution, Prehistory's Epic Journey

By: Ph.D. Barbara Matthews

Narrated by: Kevin Wagner

Length: 3 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Migration & Evolution, Prehistory's Epic Journey: Waves of Humanity, A Comprehensive History of Human Migration, Understanding Migration's Impact on Cultures, A Study of Societies in Transition
Ever wondered about the ancient journeys that shaped the very essence of our humanity? Do you find yourself curious about the footprints left by our... Read more

The Collapse of Complex Societies

By: Joseph A. Tainter

Narrated by: Brian Arens

Length: 10 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Political disintegration is a persistent feature of world history. The Collapse of Complex Societies, though written by an archaeologist, will therefore strike a chord throughout the social sciences. Any explanation of societal collapse carries lessons not just for the study of ancient societies, but for the members of all such societies in both... Read more

Failure by Design

By: Georg Rilinger

Narrated by: narrator

Length: 10 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

This is an auto-narrated audiobook version of this book.

A new framework for studying markets as the product of organizational planning and understanding the practical limits of market design.
 
The Western energy crisis was one of the great financial disasters of the past century. The crisis began in April 2000, when price spikes started to... Read more

Nos están matando

By: Carolina Hernández Solis

Narrated by: Carolina Hernández Solis

Length: 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Este audiolibro es una investigación periodística y un recuento sobre una situación que, desde hace más de una década, ha llevado a familias mexicanas enteras a abandonar sus hogares: la violencia del narcotráfico. En 2010 comenzó la llamada guerra contra el narco; conocemos las noticias, los bandos, pero no la dimensión del desplazamiento... Read more

El jejegénesis de las civilizaciones

By: Jaime Montiel

Narrated by: Jaime Montiel

Length: 3 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

La mitología no es aburrida. Se trata del compendio de relatos más increíble que jamás leerás, y sí, tiene de todo: romance, terror, algo de misticismo, una que otra fumadez y, claro, ¿muchísimos momentos WTF? Acompaña a Jaime Montiel (el creador de la cuenta jijistorychannel) a descubrir de una manera divertida e irreverente los mitos de origen... Read more

The Crucible of Desegregation

By: R. Shep Melnick

Narrated by: narrator

Length: 13 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

This is an auto-narrated audiobook version of this book.

Examines the patchwork evolution of school desegregation policy.

In 1954, the Supreme Court delivered the landmark decision of Brown v. Board of Education—establishing the right to attend a desegregated school as a national constitutional right—but the decision contained fundamental... Read more

Mastering the Art of Cult Leadership: How to Recruit, Dominate, and Profit

By: A.A. Castor

Narrated by: A.A. Castor

Length: 12 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Mastering the Art of Cult Leadership: How to Recruit, Dominate, and Profit by A.A. CastorHave you ever been intrigued by the magnetic power of cult leaders and wondered how they attract such unwavering devotion? Or perhaps you're curious about the psychological techniques that enable them to maintain control and generate substantial wealth? A.A.... Read more

Left Behind

By: Paul Collier

Narrated by: Peter Noble

Length: 11 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

From the bestselling author of The Bottom Billion, the fate of the poorest regions of the world–some of which exist in the richest nations–is examined.

Using examples of the “left behind” regions, renowned development economist Paul Collier shows that centralized western economies have been the most ineffective to alleviate poverty—even if... Read more

Slippery Beast

By: Ellen Ruppel Shell

Narrated by: Coleen Marlo

Length: 7 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

What is it about eels? Depending on who you ask, they are a pest, a fascination, a threat, a pot of gold. Eels emerged some 200 million years ago, weathered mass extinctions and continental shifts, and were once among the world's most abundant freshwater fish. But since the 1970s, their numbers have plummeted. Because eels—as unagi—are another... Read more

On a Move

By: Mike Africa Jr.

Narrated by: Mike Africa Jr.

Length: 10 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

The incredible story of MOVE, the revolutionary Black civil liberties group that Philadelphia police bombed in 1985, killing 11 civilians—by one of the few people born into the organization, raised during the bombing's tumultuous aftermath, and entrusted with repairing what was left of his family.""As necessary and powerful as it is... Read more

Pixel Flesh

By: Ellen Atlanta

Narrated by: Ellen Atlanta

Length: 10 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by the author.

A generation-defining exposé of toxic beauty culture—from Botox and Instagram filters to lip flips and editing apps—and the realities of coming of age online

We live in a new age of beauty. With advancements in cosmetic surgery, walk-in treatments, augmented reality face filters, photo editing apps, and... Read more

White Poverty

By: Reverend Dr. William Barber II

Narrated by: Bill Andrew Quinn

Length: 6 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

A generational work with far-ranging social and political implications, White Poverty promises to be one of the most influential books in recent years.



One of the most pernicious and persistent myths in the United States is the association of Black skin with poverty. Though there are forty million more poor white people than Black people, most... Read more

The Devil Behind the Badge

By: Rick Jervis

Narrated by: Timothy Andrés Pabon

Length: 10 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

The shocking true-crime story of a U.S. Border Patrol agent turned serial killer, the four sex workers whom he mercilessly killed, and the upended border town of Laredo where his heinous crimes occurred.Twelve days is all it took.Melissa Ramirez, Claudine Anne Luera, Guiselda Hernandez, and Janelle Ortiz were four marginalized women striving to... Read more